Programme News: Supporting the Criminal Justice Reforms - Tackling Criminal Aspects of the Judicial Reforms in Georgia
The Council of Europe working with the legal professionals on establishment of unified court practice
The Council of Europe and the European Union continued discussions around main findings of the Council of Europe Review on compatibility with the European standards of Georgia’s Criminal Procedure Code and related legislative acts. In the format of justice coordination council specific...
The Council of Europe keeps on working with judges on better application of the European Convention on Human Rights standards while adjudication of criminal cases
In co-operation with the High School of Justice, the Council of Europe and the European Union organised another series of seminars to familiarise judges with the latest case-law of the Supreme Court of Georgia and the European Court of Human Rights related to domestic violence, admissibility of...
EU and Council of Europe supported conference in Tbilisi to discuss areas for further improvement and ongoing reform of the criminal justice legal framework in Georgia
Tbilisi, 24 November 2022 – Protection of victims’ and other vulnerable persons’ rights, the system of pre-trial measures and conduct of investigative actions are the areas which should be paid special attention to during the ongoing criminal justice reform in Georgia, underlined participants of...
Conference on the Application of European Convention on Human Rights by Lawyers in Georgia
On 8 November the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, together with the Georgian Bar Association (GBA), organised a conference for lawyers “Application of European Convention on Human Rights at Domestic Level”. In 2018, the GBA, with the support of the Council of Europe, launched an important...
Purchase of consultancy services to conduct quantitative and qualitative research on application of the European Convention on Human Rights and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and performance of criminal justice system
The Joint EU/Council of Europe Project “Supporting the criminal justice reforms – tackling criminal aspects of the judicial reform” is launching a tender procedure for purchase of consultancy services to conduct quantitative and qualitative research on application of the European Convention on...
Purchase of consultancy services on legislative expertise and capacity development
The Joint EU/Council of Europe Project “Supporting the criminal justice reforms – tackling criminal aspects of the judicial reform” is launching a tender procedure for purchase of consultancy services on legislative expertise and capacity development.Deadline for tender’s submission is 10 January...
Another training for judges on the latest case-law of the Supreme Court of Georgia and the European Court of Human Rights
In co-operation with the High School of Justice, the Council of Europe and the European Union organised the second seminar for judges on the latest case-law of the Supreme Court of Georgia and the European Court of Human Rights. The training facilitators informed judges about the recent...
Supporting legal debate on human rights protection in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic
To mark the Human Rights Day the Council of Europe and the European Union published an annual collection of articles on human rights. The publication covers various issues of international and national standards in protection of human rights. Along with the problems identified at international...
Series of trainings for the Legal Aid Service completed
The Council of Europe and the European Union completed a series of trainings for the lawyers of the Legal Aid Service. The activity chain is a follow up of the development of a guidebook focusing on practical skills and the protection of human rights standards in criminal proceedings. As a...
Working together with prosecutors for better application of fair trial standards in criminal proceedings
In co-operation with the General Prosecutors Office, the Council of Europe and the European Union organised a two-day seminar to familiarise managers from Prosecutor’s Office with the latest case-law of the European Court of Human Rights related to fair trial standards stemming from article 6 of...
Working together with judges on better application of the European Convention on Human Rights standards while adjudication of criminal cases
In co-operation with the High School of Justice, the Council of Europe and the European Union organised a two-day seminar to familiarise judges with the latest case-law of the Supreme Court of Georgia and the European Court of Human Rights related to domestic violence, admissibility of evidence,...
Working together with lawyers on better protection of human rights in criminal proceedings
A two-day training was organised as a follow up to the development of guidebook focusing on practical skills and the protection of human rights standards in criminal proceedings for state funded Legal Aid Service lawyers. The Council of Europe expert together with defence counsels explored...
60 prosecutors are better aware of standards on substantiation of pre-trial measure’s requests in line with European Convention on Human Rights
On 26-27 July, the Council of Europe and the European Union completed another set of trainings for prosecutors on application of pretrial measures. As a result of cascade trainings more than 60 prosecutors increased knowledge on application of pre-trial measures in line with the case-law of the...
45 prosecutors are better aware of main principles and modalities of International Cooperation in Criminal Matters
On 22-23 July the Council of Europe and the European Union completed series of training for prosecutors on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters (ICCM). As a result of peer-to-peer trainings around 45 prosecutors are better aware of fundamental principles of ICCM and a range of legal...
Judges, prosecutors and lawyers discuss practice and law in respect of application pre-trial measures in line with European Convention on Human Rights
The Council of Europe and the European Union, together with the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Georgian Bar Association and the Supreme Court of Georgia organised meeting with judges, prosecutors, and lawyers to discuss the main challenges faced by legal professionals in application of ...
Working together with the Supreme Court on Evaluation of the performance of criminal justice system
The Council of Europe and the European Union organised online training for the staff of the analytical department of the Supreme Court on evaluation of the performance of the criminal justice system. The purpose of the process evaluation is to provide relevant parties with technical information...
Working together with prosecutors on various aspects of International Cooperation in Criminal Matters
The Council of Europe and the European Union organised a second peer to peer training for prosecutors on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters (ICCM). The participants learned about fundamental principles of ICCM and the range of legal frameworks and legal instruments for co-operation...
Working together with lawyers to tackle challenges faced by defence counsel
The Council of Europe and the European Union organised an online meeting with lawyers of the Legal Aid Service to develop a guidebook focusing on practical skills and the protection of human rights standards in criminal proceedings. The Council of Europe experts together with defence counsel...
Discussing with the parliament main findings of a review of the compatibility with European Standards of Georgia’s Criminal Procedure Code and related legislative provisions
The Council of Europe and the European Union together with the Human Rights and Civic Integration Committee of the parliament organised discussion on main findings of an expert opinion on compatibility with the European standards of Georgia’s Criminal Procedure Code and related legislative...
Presentation of a review of the compatibility with European Standards of Georgia’s Criminal Procedure Code and related legislative provisions
The Council of Europe and the European Union presented review on compatibility with European Standards of Georgia’s Criminal Procedure Code and related legislative provisions bringing together international experts, representatives of state institutions, Judiciary, Public Defender’s Office,...
